Just thinking that Trump knew this WaPo story was coming, so of course he did the rational thing earlier today and posted an AI-generated image of him on a battlefield, dressed as a general, flanked by Patton and MacArthur.
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Retired Prof. of English, living in Wichita KS. PhD in 20c. Am. Lit. Proud husband, father. Inordinately fond of Mexico City. Surname rhymes w/ Louis. Books read in 2026: https://bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3md76bbw2qk25
These damned people. I can't even spend an hour weeding my garden in peace without them doing yet something else to get me riled back up when I come back in.
Snopes@snopes.com · 10h ago✅ Yes, Trump posted an AI-generated image showing him with WWII Generals George Patton and Douglas MacArthur. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Raccoons aren't becoming domesticated... they're turning into vampires.
Or, why the lone truck stop along I-10 in Bowie, Arizona, Rambo’s “hometown,” population 400 and falling fast, has an Indian grocery and restaurant
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 17h agothe funny thing about people in the western world being angry at sikhs for taking all the trucking jobs is that people in India are also angry with them for taking all the trucking jobs. It's not you. It's what we do. We are the Truck Guys.
i really have no patience whatsoever for people who are scared of muslims having elected office
The Ellison Bullshit machine CBS had to shovel their crap back from their LIES about Mamdani THEIR STENCH IS STRONG popular.info/p/update-cbs...
UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The articl...
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They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterdayNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
our own graphic designer @nicoleharvel.bsky.social reviewed the new @wnba.com Cleveland Sirens logo because why wouldn’t she
Thomas Costello@thomascostello.bsky.social · 2d agoThe entire suite of Cleveland Sirens logos.
"Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), also dismissed the concerns of Epstein survivors Tuesday morning, telling a reporter that the abuse they alleged to have suffered at the hands of Epstein could not 'be remedied with a no vote' on Blanche’s confirmation." I dunno. Maybe NOT REWARDING BLANCHE might work?
@pissed-off-g.bsky.social · yesterdaySen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) sparked outrage Tuesday after being captured on video agreeing to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein – only to snub them moments later. "They sat in his office for 45 minutes before his staff told them he wasn’t coming." www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
He's retiring from the Senate. He, like Cornyn, could use his remaining time in office to Do the Right Thing every once in a while and make Trump's life miserable in the process (and maybe make the nation's life a little better, too). And yet. And for what?
🏴Mhairi Forrest🏴 🤟🤟🤟@mhairiforrest.bsky.social · 17h agoA giant of a coward in a gallery of cowards.
I didn't vote for Hamilton, but I'll enthusiastically do so in November--Roger Marshall's lock-step acquiescence to Trump even in the face of bad-for-Kansas policy means he needs to go. What I wanted to say, though, was . . . 1/2
Kansasdotcom@kansas.com · 18h agoHamilton has for more than three decades built a large following and personal brand as the senior pastor at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood.
BREAKING: Missouri's Amendment 4 has failed. Tuesday's election means future proposed constitutional amendments brought by the public will still need a simple majority of a statewide vote to pass. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
Missouri voters reject Amendment 4, say no to making it harder to amend the state constitution
Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a
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On Tuesday, Kansas Democrats gave the nod to Katy Tyndell over military veteran Chris Carmichael in the primary race for the state’s Fourth Congressional District. Story | https://www.kwch.com/2026/08/05/tyndell-vs-estes-wichita-area-democrats-advance-challenger-congressional-seat/
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
This behavior makes me understand why Dem primary voters are looking left for new leaders. I wish I could say they have their eyes on the ball here. But they don’t either. www.offmessage.net/p/senate-dem...
Doesn't make it any better. Or less of a lie. Or less cowardly.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayFull quote: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund, that he wishes it still exists, but the fact of the matter it's dead and that's all we could do under these circumstances."
My wife saw this at our polling place this afternoon.
A pretty melody. Nary a barbaric yawp to be heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJBV...
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This is ridiculous. Editing for length is fine (though I think anyone who does that should also give buyers a download code for hi-res versions of what's missing) but "we hadn't actually finished making the record so the vinyl is sloppy rough mixes missing important parts" is outrageous.
idca@idca.bsky.social · 2d agocan confirm i was mad about this ages ago, ahead of the curve once more www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky.
Brianomite 🧨@brianomite.bsky.social · 2d agoIf you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
Things my husband says before 7 am: “The Allman Brothers, Dickey Betts, Blue Sky — thats peak white people. I mean John Brown, sure, but Dickey brought a lot of joy.“ “Golden Corral is a place of racial harmony. If you’re having trouble organizing? Take everybody to Golden Corral.“
On my way to vote today, I caught part of 1A's segment on data centers. Sam Liccardo was one of the guests; he's a Dem from CA who has been endorsed by data center-friendly orgs but, he says, hasn't taken money from them. While listening to him, I became increasingly frustrated. 1/7
When I returned from voting just now, our cat Mish-Mish smelled me with great attention. "Yes," I told her. "I smell like Civic Duty."
